by Richard A. Hendricks | Jun 16, 2021 | Health News
Additional analyses of the trial are ongoing, according to the company, and will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals for publication. The trial results appear consistent with the efficacy and safety profile the vaccine previously showed in a Phase 3 trial conducted in the United Kingdom, Dr. Gregory Glenn, president of research and development for Novavax, […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jun 14, 2021 | Health News
But pediatric cardiologists have a message for these parents: Covid-19 should scare you more — a whole lot more — than the vaccine. And these doctors should know. They’ve treated young patients who’ve contracted this heart ailment after...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jun 11, 2021 | Health News
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is currently authorized for people ages 18 and older. Last month, Moderna released results from a Phase 2/3 trial of 3,732 children ages 12 to 17 in the United States; blood tests showed that the vaccine produced an immune response...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jun 11, 2021 | Health News
While a few advisers said it’s far too soon to consider using vaccines in children because kids are at such low risk from the virus, most argued that it’s important to have authorizations on hand should there be a resurgence of the virus in the fall and...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jun 9, 2021 | Health News
Contextualizing those risks and benefits in a rational way is a lot harder than it may seem. Research has found that our brains are inclined to process risk as a feeling rather than through an analytical approach. “With medical care in general, there is a great deal...
